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Latest Comments by Xpander
I have finally found a way to sort out screen tearing on Nvidia with Linux
13 May 2016 at 7:46 am UTC

best way to check your monitors is to use this:

nvidia-settings -q dpys | grep connected

it reports nicely whats connected and what is enabled also.

Quoting: NelOption "TripleBuffer" "True"

This simple line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, Section "Screen", did the trick for me.
I'm on Debian Jessie + KDE.

I also have a shortcut key to disable composition manually if needed.
i wouldnt use that triplebuffer option if you want to record gameplay videos. and it also makes weird fps drops in some games

GOL Plays: The Culling, a look at how this battle royale survival game runs on Linux
5 May 2016 at 4:16 pm UTC

still havent seen those UI issues.. i have seen the delay between hovering over menu item and clicking on it.. like it doesnt activate sometimes right away..but thats nothing too mayor.

game has vmem issues though... it basically consumes most of my 4GB of memory even when textures are at medium.

bugreport about it:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/437220/discussions/1/357285398696499129/ [External Link]

otherwise.. really nice game and plays smooth 40-50 fps most of the time, with no hitching or frame jumping.
ofc higher would be nicer but its fine enough for me to enjoy

Steam makes an attempt to fix up their review system
4 May 2016 at 4:21 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: BeamboomThey should implement real reviews to the interface instead, that'd be a vast improvement in my opinion.
The metascore rating seems to be optional for the publisher - I wish it was mandatory, with a tabbed option to see "user reviews" or "professional reviews".
i really disagree with that.. i dont like scoring system at all .. also i dont trust "proffesional reviewers" they are often paid to say good things about games and so on... If you look at that metascore site.. you see lots of those where proffesional reviews are completely opposite of the user reviews.

i prefer steam's system and now with that update its even better.

i will just read few of those reviews and can decide.. ofc some sort of gameplay video (unbiased) to confirm if i would like this game.

Feral Interactive are teasing yet another Linux & Mac port on their radar
3 May 2016 at 7:01 pm UTC

Dirt Rally..

i really hope...
can't wait to blow dust off from my wheel :D

Murdering folks in The Culling, early Linux & SteamOS port report and some quick thoughts
1 May 2016 at 10:32 am UTC

today i tried again and now view distance maxed gives even better performance.. what the hell? :D
something is broken..

still havent seen UI issues. 3,3 hours played

Tomb Raider video from my livestream is now on Youtube, more thoughts included
1 May 2016 at 9:20 am UTC

ohh so im not the only one with 20fps in places
i thought its just an issue for AMD CPU owners

Murdering folks in The Culling, early Linux & SteamOS port report and some quick thoughts
30 Apr 2016 at 11:19 pm UTC

Update.. seems perf has gotten better or i had something wrong with my system before

its now 40-50 fps and no hitching or stuttering. pretty smooth.

AMD FX-8320 @4,4ghz, GTX 970, 16GB DDR3, Game is installed onto SSD

Game settings: 1920x1080,everything maxed, Render quality on high, View distance Low (thats a perf killer), Textures Medium. Field Of View 95

Quite enjoyed it now.

Murdering folks in The Culling, early Linux & SteamOS port report and some quick thoughts
29 Apr 2016 at 7:52 pm UTC

strange that i havent encountered any UI issues yet..but i havent played it much either...just 3 matches

for me framerate was pretty bad.. game like this needs 60 fps or at least stable fps above 45.